Egypt Holds First Competitive Presidential Election Ever

Welcome, Egyptian citizens, to the joys of true participatory government—a right you will never take for granted nor decline to exercise because your polling station is not near an express subway stop.

Egyptian Politico, though, is already looking toward the next election cycle. Will the poet-turned-populist’s campaign manager aggressively target a vague associate of one of the Islamists? What about the lingering effects of rumors that said Islamist kept company with a radical college professor—one who wore a Mets T-shirt and thought American was “fine”? And can we ever really discount Hillary Clinton? But, like,really? Follow سياسي مصر (Politico Egypt) for up-to-the-minute analysis.